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. 2012 Sep 25;7(9):e45782. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045782

Table 5. Effect of structural profile matrix on classification.

Classification With Matrix Classification Without Matrix
Species Sensitivity(%) Specificity(%) Accuracy(%) Sensitivity(%) Specificity(%) Accuracy (%)
Homo sapiens 89.80 91.59 90.78 91.00 90.44 90.69
Canis familiaris 89.93 96.15 93.01 91.19 95.51 93.33
Mus musculus 86.78 91.66 89.22 89.94 87.93 88.93
Rattus norvegicus 93.87 92.52 93.24 92.34 91.37 91.89
Drosophila melanogaster 90.26 95.57 92.92 85.84 94.69 90.26
Caenorhabditis elegans 88.99 93.33 91.12 88.07 93.33 90.65

The structural profile matrix proves itself as an important feature which increases the performance of the classification system by providing a novel biological feature.